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<DIV align=left>Canton, OH- The Players Guild Theatre to present a light-hearted tale, based on the popular children's story by Hans Christian Andersen, and dramatized by Vern Adix, of a prince searching for his "true love" with discerning tastes. When a young woman claiming to be a real princess seeks shelter from a storm in the prince's castle, the prince's mother decides to test the validity by placing a single pea under twenty mattresses of the bedstead where the young woman is to send the night. Is the young woman truly a princess? Only a real princess possesses the delicacy to feel a pea through twenty mattresses, will she pass the test? <EM>The Princess and the Pea</EM> is a favorite story among children and adults alike. All will be entertained by the journey and rejoice with the Prince as he discovers his own true love. </DIV>
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<DIV align=left>Presented as part of the Players Guild Theatre's Family Theatre series<EM>, The Princess and the Pea</EM> is being staged in the William G. Fry Theatre (The Arena Theatre). The cast includes: Jennifer Bernhardt, Rick Bowling, Morgan Brown, Tom Bryant, David Burkhardt, James Friel, Christopher Kamp, Teah Kullman, Jordyn Litman, Taylor M. Scott, Keely Wagner, Summer Wilkinson, and Sarah Young.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>This colorful production is sure to delight families and audiences of all ages.<EM> The Princess and the Pea </EM>comes to life Friday, April 17 at 7:00 pm. The production runs through April 26 with performances at 7:00 pm on Friaday and Saturday and 2:30 matinees on Saturday and Sunday. Single ticket prices are $15.00 for adults, $12.00 for those 17 and younger. Tickets may be ordered by calling 330.453.7617 or anytime online at <A href="http://www.playersguildtheatre.com">www.playersguildtheatre.com</A>.</DIV>
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